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- Relatives in landmark segregation case form bond
- France to move forward on Mideast conference
- Senate hearing: high debts from for-profit schools
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- Bankers, merchants debit card fight hits Senate
- Sen. Reid says he can't defend Weiner
- Navy ship that buried bin Laden to stop in Hawaii
- Mexican man linked to drug tunnels pleads guilty
- EPA objects to proposed oil pipeline from Canada
- Obama: No fears of double-dip recession
- Calif. to reveal plan to cut inmate population
- 2 gamblers take NJ casino for more than $11M
- Nintendo debuts touchscreen Wii successor at E3
- NJ gov presents energy master plan
- Voters say Weiner can survive lewd photo scandal
- Obama expects future German role in Libya
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- Tenn. deputy dies a day after being shot in head
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,454
| Relatives in landmark segregation case form bond Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT More than a century after Homer Plessy's railroad ride across Lake Pontchartrain became the basis of the country's Jim Crow laws, the descendants of Plessy and the judge who upheld the "separate but equal" laws are working together to help stamp out racism.            |
| France to move forward on Mideast conference Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says France will move ahead with its proposal to bring Palestinians and Israelis together at a peace conference later this summer despite U.S. reservations.  |
| Senate hearing: high debts from for-profit schools Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT Senate Democrats say students attending for-profit colleges are subject to subprime mortgage-like lending practices that carry a heavy financial burden both for the students and taxpayers.  |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT The following recalls have been announced: AMERICAN GIRL BRACELET KITS  |
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| Bankers, merchants debit card fight hits Senate Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT A heavily-lobbied battle pitting bankers against merchants over the fees stores must pay banks when a customer swipes a debit card has reached the Senate floor.  |
| Sen. Reid says he can't defend Weiner Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid says he cannot defend embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has admitted to sexually charged online relationships with several women and lying about his misdeeds.  |
| Navy ship that buried bin Laden to stop in Hawaii Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT The aircraft carrier that buried Osama Bin Laden's body at sea is due to stop in Hawaii on its way home to San Diego following a six-month deployment to the Middle East and Asia.  |
| Mexican man linked to drug tunnels pleads guilty Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT A Mexican man linked to one of the largest marijuana seizures in U.S. history has pleaded guilty to drug charges.  |
| EPA objects to proposed oil pipeline from Canada Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT The Environmental Protection Agency has raised new concerns about a proposed pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. In a letter to the State Department, the EPA says it is concerned about the risk of oil spills that could affect drinking water and sensitive ecosystems, as well as the effect of greenhouse gas emissions ...  |
| Obama: No fears of double-dip recession Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT After a spate of discouraging economic reports, President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday he's not afraid of the country slipping into a double-dip recession. But at the same time he displayed some impatience that the pace of the recovery has "got to accelerate."  |
| Calif. to reveal plan to cut inmate population Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:30 AM PDT Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for complying with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the state to greatly reduce its inmate population is expected to rely heavily on the administration's stalled proposal to shift responsibility for thousands of criminals to California's counties.  |
| 2 gamblers take NJ casino for more than $11M Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:30 AM PDT Lightning has struck twice at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, which has lost more than $11 million to just two high-stakes gamblers since April.  |
| Nintendo debuts touchscreen Wii successor at E3 Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT Nintendo is introducing the world to the Wii's touchy new big brother: Wii U. The Japanese gaming giant said Tuesday that the successor to the Wii video game console will broadcast high-definition video and feature a touchscreen controller with the ability to detect motion and broadcast video that can interact and switch back and forth to the television display.  |
| NJ gov presents energy master plan Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Gov. Chris Christie left the door open for a new nuclear plant as he discussed his vision for New Jersey's energy future on Tuesday.  |
| Voters say Weiner can survive lewd photo scandal Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Really, incredibly, stunningly stupid. Voters in Rep. Anthony Weiner's home district in Brooklyn and Queens shook their heads in disbelief about the news that Weiner tearfully admitted to posting lewd photos of himself to women online. But most said Monday he would -- and should -- politically survive, saying they had voted for him before and would again. The seven-term ...  |
| Obama expects future German role in Libya Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT President Barack Obama says he expects Germany to play a major role in Libya after longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi leaves power -- a step Obama says is inevitable.  |
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| Tenn. deputy dies a day after being shot in head Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT Authorities say a Tennessee sheriff's deputy has died at a Nashville hospital a day after he was shot by a man who then fatally shot himself.  |
| US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,454 Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:21 AM PDT As of Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at least 4,454 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.  |
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